Posted by Lana on Apr 2, 2010 in Exercise, Featured, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Time and time again, people “go on” diets; and that’s where they go wrong. “Going” on a diet automatically sets a person up for failure because what they are essentially doing is temporarily changing their eating and activity habits to produce the desired effect of weight loss. In my career as a government and corporate wellness manager, there was hardly a day that went by that I wasn’t asked about how to quickly lose weight. Most of these folks were on the verge of their annual summer vacation, or planning to go to a wedding or reunion of some sort. That told me many things about their seriousness; one in particular being that they weren’t in it for the long haul. Weight loss isn’t quick. It took years to pack on the pounds; so taking it off is going to take some time, ” my friends.” – thank you John McCain for that little slang term.
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Posted by Lana on Mar 31, 2010 in Featured, Mama and Baby, Uncategorized | 3 comments
Oh, to have shiny thick hair again! Before either of my sons came along, my hair was somewhat thick, shiny, and manageable. I have always eaten a well rounded healthy diet, taken a daily vitamin supplement, exercised, and drank lots of water. During my first pregnancy, I read everything I could get my hormonal claws on, and even recall learning that my hair would be even thicker and shinier during pregnancy.
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Time and time again, people “go on” diets; and that’s where they go wrong. “Going” on a diet automatically sets a person up for failure because what they are essentially doing is temporarily changing their eating and activity habits to produce the desired effect of weight loss. In my career as a government and corporate wellness manager, there was hardly a day that went by that I wasn’t asked about how to quickly lose weight. Most of these folks were on the verge of their annual summer vacation, or planning to go to a wedding or reunion of some sort. That told me many things about their seriousness; one in particular being that they weren’t in it for the long haul. Weight loss isn’t quick. It took years to pack on the pounds; so taking it off is going to take some time, ” my friends.” – thank you John McCain for that little slang term. 
Oh, to have shiny thick hair again! Before either of my sons came along, my hair was somewhat thick, shiny, and manageable. I have always eaten a well rounded healthy diet, taken a daily vitamin supplement, exercised, and drank lots of water. During my first pregnancy, I read everything I could get my hormonal claws on, and even recall learning that my hair would be even thicker and shinier during pregnancy.
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